Hugo and Mateo Vega Complete Father-Son Build

Posted on May 12, 2022 by in What's New

Customer Hugo Vega from Ecuador built his Type 65 Coupe with his son Mateo over the last two years. He says “this was a job done with my son. We spent many nights building the car, and it was a challenge that we had to carry out. For us it has been an amazing experience.”

Hugo and Mateo began their build in the middle of the year 2020. They selected complete kit IRS 2015, 17” Halibrand style wheels/ tire package, 2018 IRS 3.55 center section, 12.88″ front Wilwood brakes, 12.88″ 2015 IRS Wilwood brakes rear, Coyote full length ball headers, Gen3 Coupe Coyote A/C KIT, Coyote engine / TKO trans combo kit. 

Great job, father son projects are the best. Father daughter projects are fun too.

– Nicole Smith

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